Pay Attention Humans. The Little Brown Bat is in Danger.
By Tracie Nichols I’m writing this, sipping Earl Grey tea, listening to the l evening soundtrack of birds and insects. Little Brown Bats (that’s the type of bat they are) are swooping and diving just...
View ArticleThe Crone & the Sacred Wildwood.
By Deb Avery The lush greenness of the trees, shrubs and plants surround me on three sides. Even though the front yard is open it is lined with trees across the road from me. During the summer I am...
View ArticleWhat My Zen Papa Taught Me Living Off the Grid.
By Jessie Jade Wright My papa used to tell me, “Go sit on a stump, and think about what you did.” The stump would be next to a downed Ponderosa pine in middle of the mixed conifer forest at 2,700...
View ArticleVenus and Jupiter. {Poetry}
By Jessie Jade Wright The fan rustles dried magnolia leaves dangling from a piece of bamboo in my bedroom. Simple art created, and given freely to me. The still life comes alive in the cooling...
View ArticleThe First 2 Hours in a Cadaver Lab that Led Me to Being Vegetarian.
By Marcee Murray King All it took was the first two hours in a cadaver lab to make me a vegetarian. Again. I’d butchered too many deer to not notice the resemblance. I remember the day I first became...
View ArticleDo We Really Need Televisions Everywhere? A Society of Noise.
By Dana Gornall I pull up to the car dealer garage entrance and make a quick visual survey of my car. Realizing that it needs a really good cleaning, I sigh and get out, unhooking my ignition key...
View ArticleThe Red-Headed Bug. {Creative Fiction}
By Denele Campbell The car kicked up a cloud of dust as I hurtled down the long driveway. In my rush, I turned onto the county road and traveled another half mile before I noticed the creature that...
View ArticleFinding Tenalach & Hearing the Earth Sing.
By Ty H Phillips Tenalach (Irish): A word used in the hills and mountains in the west of Ireland. It points to a relationship one has with the land/air/water, a deep connection that allows one to...
View ArticleThe Unstoppable Movement of Nature’s Call.
By Tammy T. Stone Japan is known for its gorgeous countryside, but the cities are a muted riot in grey. I grew up in cities and suburbs of cities and by the time I lived and worked in Toronto, I...
View ArticleI Dream of Nature.
By Sonia Shrestha As I lay in my bed tonight, a strange yet ecstatic experience overtakes my mind. I start thinking of waterfalls, exotic birds, wet grounds, tree, insects, animals and the Amazon....
View ArticleThe Garden, My Life & Uncultured Pearls.
By Deb Avery When our mind is clear, when fear, anger and despair no longer rule our thoughts, but are instead replaced with trust, love and calmness, a shift occurs. This shift can change us and...
View ArticleI Choose to Burn.
By Tanya Tiger “Do not play with fire or you might get burned!” How many times have we heard this expression? This used to be like a mantra, ringing over and over in my head—a warning that would...
View ArticleThe Music of the World: Step Outside & Listen.
By Lisa Meade When was the last time you experienced it? You know, that amazing release, the bliss, the perfect harmony that is felt when you step outside and become one with nature surrounding...
View ArticleAll We Need is Love: My Experience at the Peace & Permaculture Center. {Part I}
By Angela Reed When knowledge becomes an experience, one must write about it. I heard a story recently with a good piece of advice; write only if you must. If you must not write, go and do other...
View ArticleKoan Quest Across the West. {3rd Entry}
By John Pendall August 7th, Afternoon Standing on the dirt and rock parking in Raton, New Mexico, looking at the Spanish style buildings, I say to a fellow traveler, “I feel like I’m in a different...
View ArticleWanting Out of This Society Makes Me Want to Go Full In.
By Ruth Lera I am supposed to be meditating right now. The heat is on in the guest room (that I am now calling the yoga room) and my pillow and mat are laid out waiting for me. But somehow when my...
View ArticleTurn Black Friday Into Buy Nothing Day.
By Sherrin Fitzer The Presidential election in 2012 brought 129,235 Americans to the polls. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and biggest shopping day of the year, saw 95.5 million people hit...
View ArticleThe Peace and the Grace of “No.”
By Peter D. Schaller I had only been in the supermarket for about 10 minutes by this point, but I had surely seen at least 500 different brands, labels, logos and special offers. I was in Cincinnati...
View ArticleIn Honor of Food.
By Peter Schaller Last Tuesday was a long, exhausting day. I spent the entire day in the field, working with small farmers to identify areas on their dusty properties for reforestation. The day was...
View ArticleOur Planet of Discernment & Abundance.
By Gerry Ellen In all fairness to the land we live in and the land we call home, we have a simple job to do: show up. We have to show up every moment of every hour of every day, of every month, of...
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